Practice question
An ordinary ownership suit involving parties from different indigenous groups does not concern a delineation dispute or other covered NCIP category. Counsel invokes only indigenous identity to exclude regular courts. What must be examined?
- The limited NCIP grant and the actual ordinary claim
- Identity alone conclusively excludes regular courts
- A special agency has unlimited general jurisdiction
- Any mention of land establishes delineation
- The agency’s preferred venue creates authority
Legal references
- Galang v Wallis GR223434 July3,2019 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_223434_2019.html
- SEC v Bonifacio GR198425 etal January30,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html
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